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L1 · CuriousOpinion & AnalysisLessWrong AI· 10/19/2026

Shows AI's practical utility in investigative research and writing for general audiences

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Explores cases of people legally declared dead while still alive, using AI for research and grammar assistance.

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Epistemic status: A brief exploration based on court documents and contemporary reporting. My interpretation is tentative. AI use: context research, grammar. I don't remember how I stumbled upon the topic of legally dead people who are still alive. Basically, they are alive, but according to the government, they are dead. I was curious to examine documented examples and discovered Donald Miller's case. In 1986, Donald Miller disappears from Arcadia, Ohio, leaving two daughters from a previous ma

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